Neckwear.



* PATBNTED MAR. 8, v15904. G. BABSON.

, NECKWEAR.

iAPPLIGA'L'ION FILED ooms, 190s.

Nov. 754,188.

y, No MODEL.

Patented March 8, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES BABSON, OF GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

NECKWEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,188, dated March 8, 1904.

Application iled October 3, 1903.

zen of the United States, and a resident of Gloucester, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Neckwear, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates particularly to the construction of the tip for the neckbands of made-up scarfs, but is applicable to analogous articles.

The object of the invention is to `provide a tip for the neckbands of neckties which will automatically lock itself in adjusted position,

dispensing entirely with'the ordinary retaini ing-pin, and to so construct such a tip that it will be not only simple, durable, and economic, but which may be threaded through the tie in the customary manner, expanding to retain its position the moment it is released in adjustment.

The invention 'consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of a made-up scarf, showing the application of the improved tip, a portion of the neckband receiving the tip being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken practically on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Eig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the tip; and Fig. 4 is a side view of the tip, illustrating a slight departure in its construction.

A represents the head of a made-up scarf; B, the skirts thereof; C, the neckband, and D the improved tip, which is located within the neckband at its free end.

The head A of the scarf is provided with the customary passage 10, through which the free end of the neckband is passed; but, as has been stated, a retaining-pin is not used. Preferably at the outlet end of the passage 10 a wall 11 is formed of elastic or of metal, so as to offer more or less resistance to the free end Serial No. 175,574. (No model.)

of the neckband when carried through the said passage 10.

The tip Dconsists of two opposing members 12 and 13, preferably made of 4a spring material, such as light steel. These body members 12 and 13 are secured together at their ends by rivets 14 and 15 or their equivalents. The body members 12 and 13 are adapted to be forced in opposite directions, as is shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and they may be normally curved or bowed in opposite directions; but the said body members 12 and 13 are held separated between their ends by one or more interposedA springs 16, preferably spiral or helical inv shape.

After the tip has been placed in the free end of the neckband a cap 17 is preferably exteriorly located and secured to the free extremity of the neckband, as is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. i

In operation when the free end of the neckband carrying the improved tip is passed through the passage 10 the body members 12 and 13 are compressed more or less, placing the spring or springs 16 under tension, and after the tipped end of the neckband has been properly adjusted in the head A of the tie and the free end of the neckband is released the springs 16 act4 to force the body members 12 and 13 outward in opposite directions, thus forming a barrier which prevents the neckband from being disengaged at its free end from the head of the scarf until purposely removed.

The resisting section 11 of the passage 10 of the head A serves to retard the free end of the neekband if it has a tendency to work out from the head of the tie.

I desire it to be understood that I do not coniine myself to' any form of spring for expanding the tip.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenti 1. A tip for the neckband of neckties and analogous articles, consisting of flat elongated opposing members bowed outwardly from each other at their central portion and having their end portions connected together in fiat engagement with each other.

2. A tip for the neckband of. neckties and IOO analogous articles, consisting of opposing tie and attached neclrband, the head being members and an interposed spring, as deprovided with a passage for. the free `end of scribed. the neckband, which passage has a section ot' 3. A tip`for the neckband of neckties and resisting material, of a tip for the neekband,

5 analogous articles, comprising opposing memcomprising opposing body members connected 2O bers connected at their ends, and a spring at their ends, and an interposed spring which located between the members, adapted to nornormally supports the body members between mally spread them apart, as described. their ends, as described.

4. A tip for the neckband of neckties and 4 In testimonywhereoil Ihave signedmy name IO analogous articles, consisting of two oppoto this speciication in the presence of two sub- 25 sitely-curved spring body members connected scribing witnesses.

at their ends, and atension-spring located be- CHARLS BABSON. tween the ends of the body members, acting Witnesses: to normally force them apart, as set forth. F. A. SMITH,

I 5 5. The combination with the head of a neck FREDERIC D. FULLER. 

